From the button, Igor Kurganov raised to 1,600. Timofey Kuznetsov called from the small blind, and the flop came down . Kuznetsov checked, Kurganov bet 2,500, and Kuznetsov called.
On the turn and river, both players checked to get to a showdown. Kuznetsov showed the , but lost to Kurganov's .
Kristijonas Andrulis raised to 1,800 from the cutoff and found a three-bet from Stephen Chidwick on the button. Chidwick made it 4,500 to go and action was then on Simon Mattsson in the small blind. Mattson cut out a four-bet to 10,200 and the big blind folded. Andrulis went into the tank for a moment before five-betting to 17,300. Chidwick folded and Mattsson moved all in over the top with a six-bet. Andrulis snapped him off for his own tournament life.
Andrulis:
Mattsson:
Andrulis jumped into the lead when he paired up on the flop. The on the turn was a scare card as it made Mattsson open ended to make a straight on fifth street. Unfortunately for Andrulis, that's exactly what happened as the finished off the board and he was suddenly without any chips. Andrulis made a quick exit from the tournament area and Mattsson dragged in the pot.
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Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier checked the flop, and Jason Lavallee bet 3,400. Nadar Kakhmazov called, then Mercier check-raised to 8,700. Lavallee folded, but Kakhmazov called.
The turn was the , and Mercier bet 9,100 with about 20,000 behind. Kakhmazov raised enough to put Mercier all in, and Mercier quickly folded his hand.
On the flop, Martin Finger checked to Gerard Piqué. Piqué bet 4,300, and Finger made the call. Then, the paired the board on the turn, and Finger check-called a bet of 11,000 from Piqué. The was the river card, and Finger checked a third time. Piqué bet 21,000, and Finger called quickly.
Piqué showed a busted straight draw with the , and Finger showed the for trip jacks to scoop the pot.
Dan Smith raised to 5,100 from late position and it folded to Byron Kaverman in the small blind. Kaverman cut out a three-bet to 11,900 and Smith went into the tank. He eventually opted to ship all in which was actually a bet for Kaverman's tournament life. Kaverman called and found out that he was crushed.
Kaverman:
Smith:
The board fell and Kaverman was sent packing. Smith dragged in the pot and built his stack to around 108,000.
On the flop, Kevin Vandersmissen bet 2,500 into superstar footballer Gerard Piqué. The FC Barcelona central defender called, and the turn was the . Vandersmissen opted to check, and Piqué took this as an opportunity to pounce with a bet of 7,500. Vandersmissen folded, and Piqué won the pot.
. Kuznetsov checked, Kurganov bet 2,500, and Kuznetsov called.
turn and 
river, both players checked to get to a showdown. Kuznetsov showed the 
, but lost to Kurganov's 
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board, Kevin Vandersmissen fired a bet of 7,500. Gerard Piqué raised to 17,000, and Vandersmissen folded his hand.
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finished off the board and he was suddenly without any chips. Andrulis made a quick exit from the tournament area and Mattsson dragged in the pot.
, and Mercier bet 9,100 with about 20,000 behind. Kakhmazov raised enough to put Mercier all in, and Mercier quickly folded his hand.
paired the board on the turn, and Finger check-called a bet of 11,000 from Piqué. The 
was the river card, and Finger checked a third time. Piqué bet 21,000, and Finger called quickly.
for trip jacks to scoop the pot.
